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THE FANTASY GUIDE TO STAR TREK

BY

CAPTAIN SULU COM. CARLSON

Space: The Final Frontier...

-- Gene Rodenberry

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

Alien Species In Star Trek

We Are Borg

The People

A Few Weapons Of Star Trek

Adventure Story

"Fifty Ways To Kill An Ensign"

Special Thanks

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PREFACE

The information presented here is so that the GM may create NPCs

based on the Star Trek environment. The information isn't extensive

enough for the creation of Star Trek characters. For people who wish to

play with Star Trek characters, they should purchase the Star TrekRoleplaying Game.

The information presented here is for a GM to run fantasy

adventures in the Star Trek environment without playing the complicated

Star Trek Roleplaying Game.

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ALIEN SPECIES IN STAR TREK

TABLE: Racial Ability Requirements

Ability Human Klingon Vulcan Romulan

Strength 3/18 6/21 6/21 3/18

Dexterity 3/18 3/18 3/18 3/18

Constitution 3/18 3/18 4/19 4/19

Intelligence 3/18 3/18 6/21 4/19

Wisdom 3/18 3/18 3/18 3/18

Charisma 3/18 2/17 2/17 3/18

Ability Kzin Andorian Tellarite Gorn

Strength 3/24 6/21 2/17 3/24

Dexterity 14/24 4/19 3/18 2/17

Constitution 3/18 3/18 4/19 4/19Intelligence 3/18 4/19 3/18 3/18

Wisdom 3/18 4/19 3/18 3/18

Charisma 3/18 2/17 1/16 1/16

Ability Betazoid Bajoran Cardassian Ferengi

Strength 3/18 3/18 3/18 2/16

Dexterity 3/18 3/18 3/18 2/16

Constitution 3/18 3/18 4/19 3/18

Intelligence 3/18 4/19 3/18 3/18

Wisdom 3/18 4/19 3/18 3/18

Charisma 3/18 3/18 2/17 1/16

TABLE: Racial Ability Adjustments

Race Adjustments

Tera Human -----

Human Varies by world of origin based on gravity (When working

in a "normal" G-Field):

Lt. Gravity: -3 Strength; +3 Dexterity, -30% Weight

Hv. Gravity: +3 Strength; -3 Constitution, +30% Weight


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Klingon +3 Strength; -1 Charisma

Vulcan +3 Strength; +3 Intelligence; +1 Constitution;

-1 Charisma

Romulan +1 Intelligence; +1 Constitution

Kzin Strength (3d8); Dexterity (2d6 + 12)

Andorian +3 Strength; +1 Dexterity; +1 Intelligence; +1 Wisdom;

-1 CharismaTellarite -1 Strength; +1 Constitution; -2 Charisma

Gorn Strength (3d8); -1 Dexterity; +1 Constitution;

-2 Charisma

Betazoids No Adjustments

Bajorans +1 Intelligence; +1 Wisdom

Cardassians +1 Constitution; -1 Charisma

Ferengi Strength (2d8); Dexterity (2d8); -2 Charisma

TABLE: Average Height And Weight (Male/Female)

Height In Inches Weight In Pounds

Race Base Modifier Base ModifierHuman 69/55 2d10 154/132 6d10

Klingon 88/74 2d12 176/111 5d20

Vulcan 80/74 2d10 154/111 5d10

Romulan 70/60 2d10 154/111 4d10

Kzin 96/84 2d12 400/300 5d20

Andorian 100/78 2d10 154/88 1d20

Tellarite 78/96 2d10 176/330 6d20

Gorn 87/61 2d12 440/220 5d20

Betazoid 69/55 2d10 154/132 6d10

Bajoran 69/55 2d10 154/132 6d10

Cardassian 88/74 2d6 154/120 3d10

Ferengi 59/65 2d4 130/160 3d10

TABLE: Age

Maximum Age Range

Race (Base + Variable)

Human 90 + 2d20

Klingon 50 + 3d10

Vulcan 150 + 5d20

Romulan 125 + 3d20

Kzin 50 + 3d20

Andorian 90 + 2d20

Tellarite 50 + 2d20

Gorn 30 + 1d20Betazoid 100 + 5d10

Bajoran [100 + 5d10]

Cardassian [50 + 3d10]

Ferengi [50 + 2d20]

Algolian, pl. Algolians

These tall humanoids have a gold leathery skin w/ small circular


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openings about the head. They have wide set nostrils, and atop their

head runs a single ridge, back to front. Algolians are famous for

their "Ceremonial Rhythms."

Andorian, pl. Andorians

Andorians are humanoids with blue skin, white hair, and knobby

antennae on top of their heads. They have no visible ears. No veinsin circulatory system.

Andorians are by nature a violent race, but need reasons to

quarrel. They generally appear as controlled as Vulcans.

Families are important to Andorians, with marriages being made up

of groups of four. They are not big believers in charity.

Antican, pl. Anticans

These "humanoid" beings bear a vague similarity to both

Terrestrial canines and felines. They have longish muzzles, leathery

skin and large balding craniums, although they have shaggy burnsides

and moustaches. They are carnivorous, demanding fresh meat. They

share the Beta Renna system with their ancient enemies, the Selay.

Arcturian, pl.Arcturians

These humanoids have a saggy gray skin, with numerous sags and

folds on the face.

Bajor or Bajoran, pl. Bajora or Bajorans

The inhabitants of the planet Bajor belong to an ancient society

with firm a dedication to spiritual pursuits. Striking architecture

with rounded domes and spherical shapes marks the landscape of the

world. The ancient Bajora were great architects and engineers "before

humans were even standing erect."

The people are deeply mystical, and believe in spiritual

phenomena. They are devoted to a non-secular philosophy that differs

greatly from Humanity's rational, scientific way of life.The Bajoran religious leader, known as the Kai, resides in the

ancient monastery that is the center of spiritual life surrounded by

monks who meditate and chant in chords. He or she challenges

conventional human logic. The Kai seem to have an awareness on a

higher plane of consciousness, knowing things they cannot possibly

know. The 'powers'of the Kai are not always easy for more secular

minds to accept at face value, but neither can they always be

explained. The Kai often speaks in vague, mystical and indirect

language, forcing the listener to seek the meaning.

The Celestial Temple of the Prophets, the source of the "Tears

of the Prophets", the mysterious orbs that have arrived each millenia

to teach the populace, are among the fundamental sacraments of the

Bajoran religion. The Pagh, roughly translated as "energy meridian,"can be explored through deep tissue massage of their ears, an

exploration that seems to reveal a person's true

nature. The Pagh is more than soul, or fate, but contains aspects of

each. Another word for soul, as well as meaning Ghost, or Spirit is

Borhya. Borhyas often remain after the body's death to give the person

time to say goodbye to his or her past life.

The ritual "Death Chant" sung by the monks is at least 2 hours

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Since the Cardassian Invasion of Bajor, and the subsequent rape of

the planet's resources Much of the culture has changed, as this people

try to adapt to the needs of survival. Even with the Cardassian

withdrawal, the political situation remains precarious and the only

stabilizing influence is the Kai. Bajoran terrorists still populate

refugee camps on neighboring planets.

Barzan, pl. Barzani

These humanoids have raised eyebrows and upswept "V" shaped

forehead ridges. They must wear a breather unit. The Barzan culture

is impoverished.

Benzite, pl. Benzites.

These beings are humanoid in shape. They are hairless, with a

plue-gray skin. Facially, they bear more of a similarity to cat-fish

than to humans, with feeler-like protrusions over-laying the mouth, and

a mere nose slit. They have three fingers and two opposable thumbs.

And they wear a special breathing unit that sit in front of their

mouth.

Benzites come from the planet Benzar. They have broad, possiblysocial, units called "Geostructures," and Benzites from the same

geostructure tend to appear identical to non-Benzites.

Betazoid, pl.Betazoids

While Betazoids are essentially humans, they are listed

individually because of their culture. The only physical differences

between Betazoids and Earth Humans are a 10 month gestation period, and

the entire population has eyes with solid dark pupils. Their pulse is

aboute 76 BPM, BP is 110/72, respiration of 20, and a body temperature

of 37.2 C. Betazoid women are not considered fully matured until they

reach their "Phase," somewhere in their 40s or 50s when they reach

Midlife. At this point, their sexual drive quadruples, and they are

considered to be fully sexual.Their homeworld of Betazed is Earthlike, and has large oceans.

Betazoids are telepathic as a race, although they are often merely

empathic when dealing with other races. They are often uncomfortable

around those species whose minds they can not read, like the Ferengi or

the Breen. This telepathy is usually acquired at adolescence, and has

created a society based on total honesty. There is a ritual "genetic

bonding," a form of arranged marriage, performed with Betazoid

children. The actual "Joining ceremony" of adults is performed with

all participants and guests in the nude, to symbolize the act of love

being celebrated.

Bolian, pl. Bolians

The inhabitants of Bolius IX come in three basic colors: lightgreen with a yellowish tinge; a blue tinged darker green; and a deeper,

nearly flourescent blue. Men are bald, while the women have shorter

hair, often reflecting the predominant color of their skin. Bolians

have a small double ridge that vertically bisects their bodies, and

long ears.

Borg, pl. Borg

The Borg may be more than one humanoid species who have been


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transformed into a vast group mind, interconnected collective of

cyborgs. The various Borg, and Borg vessels are interconnected through

a subspace communications network. They are responsible for the

destruction and "assimilation" of many civilizations. They have an

extremely high technology level.

Breen, pl. Breen

Nothing is really known about this race beyond the fact that they

are impenetrable to Betazoid telepathic powers.

Brekkans/Onarons

The inhabitants of these two planets are apparently identical in

species. They are humanoid, but for a small ridgy surface at the

bridge of the nose. They are capable of generating intense electrical

charges from their bodies.

Bulanoan, pl. Bulanoans

These humanoids have a grayish reptilian skin and a scaly face,

although they have hair sweeping around the rear of their heads.

Bynar, pl. Bynars

This diminuative humanoid race has a fairly large cranium:body

ration. They are asexual. They have asymetrical ears, a lilght purple

tone to their skin, and a ruff of purple hair along the base of the

otherwise hairless skull.

Bynars come from the planet Bynus, a planet in the Beta Magellan

system. They often travel in pairs, and work in pairs. They are

cybernetically interconected with their world's master computer by

means of "mechanical" data buffers and biochips.

Caitian, pl. Caitians

These bipedal felinoids are human size. Females have thick manes,but otherwise have a fine short hair pelt, long tails, and large golden

eyes. Males have no manes. Their fur is either orange or brown,

although they may come in other colors.

Caldonian, pl. Caldonians

A very tall humanoid race, with a large bony forehead. They

appear to have only three digits on their hands. The planet Caldonia

is committed to scholarship and research as its primary trade product.

Cardassian, pl. Cardassians

Cardassians are tall humanoids, long necked, covered with cord-

like ridges, especially along the jaws, ears, and parallel ridges

sweeping up and away from the deep eye sockets and over the top of thehead. They have a grayish skin color.

Cardassians were once a spiritual people, but due to increasing

poverty brought on, apparently by depletion of their natural resources,

they have become a visciously aggressive people, who have been

described as having a "wolf-pack mentality." That there is a cultural

struggle for dominance even in social settings is obvious even in the

subtleties of their architecture, placing the dominant person above his

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Cheronian, pl. Cheronians

The inhabitants of the planet Cheron are humanoid, with skin tones

of black and white evenly dividing the body in half. They have the

ability to generate electrical charges from their bodies. One was able

to telepathically gain control of a ship's navigational computers, but

this may have been an individual attribute, and not a species wideability.

Chrysalian, pl. Chrysalians

Un undescribed reace refered to as having "been at peace for more

than 10 generations." They apparently do not get involved in

interstellar matters.

Deltan, pl. Deltans

Deltans are an ancient, highly evolved race who appear completely

human, and are listed individually because of their culture. The only

physical difference between Deltans and Earth Humans are a 10 month

gestation period. Deltans are either bald, or have thick luxurient

white hair, which is never cut. They have an effective exocrinesystems that radiates pheromones that have an extreme effect on Humans.

They are psi-empathic from birth. There is a strong psychic bond

between a Deltan child and its mother.

Deltans never bothered to explore Outer space, being far too

interested in Inner space, and finding adventure and fulfillment within

themselves. However, they are among the best navigators known.

A major part of the Deltan culture is the sexual act. Deltans

combine not merely their bodies but their minds and souls during sex,

finding it far more fulfilling than the mere physical act. Because

Humans are often emotionally incapacitated by this aspect of sex, and

find the thought of returning to the unfulfilling human act

intolerable, it is Starfleet policy that Deltans serving with "sexually

immature" species must take an oath of celibacy.Deltan females often wear a "love band" about their heads to

identify their sexual status. A male simply touching this band can

invoke a sexual responce.

Edo, pl. Edo

These beings are tripeds, with 3 arms. They have orange skin,

and yellow eyes.

EXTRAGALACTIC, OR EXTRADIMENSIONAL CREATURES

These include the Traveler's people, the Kelvans, and Sylivaand Kolb, the servants of the Old Ones.

Ferengi, pl. Ferengi

Ferengi are short, twisted humanoids, with huge hairless heads,

big ears and sharp teeth. A forehead tatoo indicates the particular

Ferengi is in the military. Ferengi have yellow blood.

The Ferengi don't care about courage, although they are careful to

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of cunning and skill. Ferengi feel that a victim of a scam is at fault

because they were not smart enough to protect themselves, nor were they

wiley enough to get revenge.

Ferengi have a form of "honor," typified by the Ferengi Code,

which dictates theri behavior when caught doing something wrong.

Ferengi men do not live with Ferengi women, and male children are

brought up by their fathers.They are impenetrable to Betazoid telepathic powers, possibly due

to their four "Brain nodes."

"First Federation"

The inhabitants of the "First Federation" are very small humanoids

that look like small, bald children

Gorn, pl. Gorn

These seven foot tall bipeds are intellegent reptiles. They are

very strong. They have three fingers (2 fingers and an opposable

digit), and multi-faceted eyes, much like an insect's.

Grizela, pl. GrizelasAn intellegent, hybernating species.

Human, pl. Humans

There are effectively three forms of humanity in the galaxy.

There are humans born on Earth (Terra), there are humans who were born

on any of the over a thousand colony worlds; and there are those humans

that have no apparent Earth human ancestry. Among this third

population include the Morg and Eymorg of Sigma Draconis VII, the

Catulans, the Gideonites, the Iotions, the Zeons and Ekosian, and so

forth. One might have difficulty classifying the inhabitants of

"parallel" Earths, such as the Onlies of Miri's World, the Yangs and

Khoms of Omega IV, or the Romans of Planet 892-VI, but for our

purposes, they should be considered a portion of the third population.On some of the many worlds of humanity, particularly those that

have been inhabited for a long time, the population has often evolved

slightly in order to better adapt to local conditions. This evolution

is best seen in the differences based on gravity.

Regardless of this, on all planets inhabited by beings with a

basically Human physiology, those beings are considered as Human. This

is despite unimportant variations in height, weight, skin coloration,

sensory enhancement, or other superficial differences. In general,

humans range in skin tone from a light tan, with red tints, through a

variety of brown and red shades, to a nearly black shade with purple

highlights.

It should be remembered that although two Humans may have

basically the same physical characteristics, their motivations andcultural backgrounds may well be very different.

Socially, humanity is continually developing, evolving out of the

dark night of the late 20th and 21st centuries, and the aggressive

period of colonization of the 22nd. Even so, they still often appear

as adolescents against more mature civilizations such as the Vulcans,

the Deltans and the Betazoids.

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The Jarada are a reclusive insect race with a hive-mind culture.

They are protocol obsessive and easily offended.

Klingon, pl. Klingons

Physically, the members of the Klingon species appear to be

similar to Terran Humans. They tend to be larger in size than humans,

with a greater muscle mass ratio, and they tend to reach their fullheight at an earlier age than do humans.

There are a number of distinguishing features, however. The most

notable is that Klingons have a large bony ridged patterned forehead,

with a central ridge that begins at the tip if the nose and follows the

centerline of the body over the top of the head, and down to the base

of the spine. They also have short, hair-like spines on their legs and

a single, large claw on each foot.

Internally, there are a number of differences between Klingons and

Humans, including a large number of secondary backups for biological

systems. They have a large, 8 chambered heart, two livers, 23 ribs,

double lines neural pia matter, a backup synaptic system, and even a

small, auxiliary brain at the base of their spinal column, protected by

the pelvic girdle.Klingon blood is a bright magenta and quickly dries to a red/brown

color.

Klingons have at least two skin tones, and it is reported that the

darker skinned Klingons come from the northern regions, while the

lighter skinned come from the more southern. Even so, Klinonds tend to

be dark of complexion and hair color, as compared to humans, and male

Klingons usually wear beards and mustaches.

Klingons have an excellent sense of smell, and good vision.

Klingons are, by nature, hunters, and the flame of the predator

burns in their blood. Their preferred food is flesh, preferably raw

and either freshly killed or else still living. This ancestral passion

for violence, deeply rooted in their genetic structure, has shaped

their culture, marking it as a true warrior's society.Aggression and conflict are natural, preferred states for most

Klingons. Klingons have a long tradition of settling personal disputes

and disagreements through physical confrontations.

While their emotions are turbulent and at times savage, at times,

Klingons will show a tenderness, and thoughtfulness that is surprising

to the unprepared. In general, Klingon society stresses physical

strength and fighting skills above mere intellectual achievement, and

it seems that most Klingon scientific effort goes into developing tools

of warfare. However, the works of Klingon novelists, as well as their

art, opera and poetry show this not to be the case. The "tea

ceremony," named for the human ritual it vaguely resembles, is an

artistic masterpiece of ritual.

Klingons come from the planet Kronos, a green world orbiting thestar Klingon. It has one major landmass, the rest of the planet

remaining covered by ocean. This large area of open sea, and the

planet's seriously tilted axis, combine to give the planet a very

turbulent atmosphere, and a broad range of temperatures, extending to

the extremes.

The government of the "Klingon Imperial Empire" is not always

clear. While there has been mention in the past of an Emperor, there

is no sign of such a person. The Empire is governed by the Klingon


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High Council, consisting of about ten Councilors, and the Supreme

Commander. Whether the Supreme Commander also holds the title of

Chancellor is not known.

At least for the males, the Klingon cultural hierarchy is similar

to that of some terrestrial primates, in their contests for dominance

with in the "tribe," with, in theory, the most dominant Klingon ruling

the empire. This may not be exactly true, and it appears that in theupper levels of the government there are other roads to power than mere

physical prowess. But every dominant male must be prepared for

challenges to his authority from the more submissive males. Personal

charisma has little importance to Klingons society than strength.

Central to an understanding of Klingon culture is the Klingon view

of honor. Honor is very important to a Klingon, and a Klingon's

personal honor is closely intertwined with that of his family. It is

the family and the relationship of the family to the larger "tribe"

that sets the pattern of behavior toward the "tribe" as a whole. These

are described in the myths and legends of Kahless the Unforgettable and

his brother Morath.

A Klingon male's personal relationship to the "tribe" of Klingon

society can be seen by noting several of the rites of passage a Klingonmust go through.

The first of these is the "Age of Inclusion." This is the age at

which a child is recognized by the "tribe" as a living entity. It

occurs about the age of 6. Prior to this time, the child is reared as

though it were a true Klingon child, but with the recognition that in

the violence of the world, that child may die with no great sense of

loss to the family.

The second major rite of passage is the Age of Ascension, when the

Klingon child becomes a Klingon Adult, and a full member of the

"tribe." This rite is celebrated when the child is about 16 years old.

Every 10 years after that, a portion of the ceremony is repeated, with

tests of skill and courage to show the Klingon's friends and family the

depth of his personal strength, and thereby his value to the tribe.This importance of belonging to the tribe may be seen in the Ritual of

Discommendation, where a Klingon is formally ostracized, turned out

from the "tribe." A Klingon who has gone through this ritual is

considered dead by all Klingons, and where possible it is made to seem

as though that person had never existed.

Another important ritual is the Bonding, the Rustaii, which makes

an outsider a part of a Klingon's family.

The role of women in Klingon society is not clearly understood

yet, but it appears that women are not accepted into political power.

In sexual matters, however, it is the woman who is the more aggressive.

Little is known about Klingon child bearing and rearing, but it

appears that the Klingon gestation period is about 111 days, and that

during the first few years the growth of the child is very rapid. Thisimplies a delay in the full development of the Klingon brain, a

development that takes place after birth rather than in the womb, but

of course this is conjectural.

There is a classic belief that Klingons move up through the ranks

by assassination, can not be true, since there are old Klingons in high

ranking positions, and besides that would mean a tremendous level of

attrition among the ranks. However, should a Klingon leader cease to

be able to command effectively, killing him before he dishonors himself


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or weakens his unit, is an honorable action. Also, any subservient

males who remained under a weak male are, by implication, expressing

their own weaknesses.

Murders and challenges to power, however, should not be anonymous

things. A Klingon ordered to kill a prisoner will make certain that

the victim first sees the face of his or her killer. A knife to the

heart is an honorable death, as is dying by any weapon. Stabbing orshooting the victim in the back, by the way, may be considered a

courtesy, so that the victim needn't dishonor himself either by further

by fighting his inevitable death, and spared the indignity of being

wrestled to the ground. A knife to the heart is an honorable death, as

is dying by any weapon.

On the other hand, killing by poison is not honorable because the

assassin can do so and not never let his victim know who his murderer

was. The same is true of sniping at a target from a distance. And it

may be this philosophy that has kept the Klingon race from destroying

itself with nuclear weapons.

Illness is not considered honorable, and so the level of Klingon

medicine is quite primitive, by comparison to that of Humans. A

Klingon who is seriously ill, or debilitated by physical injury isexpected to kill himself, in order to keep from dishonoring his family,

as well as forcing them to endure a lingering illness.

Klingons, as a rule, do not lie, and take a VERY dim view of those

who do. Klingons do not cheat, steal or bluff, either. Klingons do

not drink or socialize with their enemies, outside of specified neutral

areas, where this rigidness may be relaxed to an extent. Klingons do

not take hostages, as that is a cowardly act, although they are capable

of committing savage reprisals against subject populations. Klingons

never surrender, and have absolutely no regard for anyone that would so

dishonor himself. With their concept of honor above life, death in the

line of duty is the best death for a warrior. Klingons do not fear

death, but rather they celebrate the release of the spirit at death,

noting the instant with a ceremonial wailing to warn the dead that aKlingon will soon be among them.

Little is known of the Klingon spiritual life. They have a belief

in Jat'lyn, or the possession of the living by the dead, and while they

have no devil in thier religion, they do have Fek'lyr, who guards the

souls of the dishonored.

Koinonian, pl. Koinonians

Little is known about this humanoid race that destroyed itself

in a multi-generational war centuries ago.

Kriosian, pl. Kriosians

Not to be confused with the Klingon colony of Krios, the world of

Krios, like that of its colony world of Valt Minor is inhabited by ahumanoid race, distinguishable from human only by a line of "leopard"

or "giraffe" spots along the hairline and down the neck. This race

produces "empathic metamorphs," of both genders (although the female is

more rare than the male). Whese metamorphs reach sexual maturity, they

begin to emit high levels of pheromones, and begin to empathically

adapt themselves to the members of the appropriate gender around them,

becoming the "Perfect Mate" for the one they finally bond with.


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Kzin, pl. Kzinti

(Note: Animated Series only)

The Kzinti are a species of large felinoids, or cat creatures.

They range about 8' tall, standing bipedally, and weigh in excess of

300 lbs. They are covered in orange and black fur, have claws that

extend from their finger tips, ears that resemble Chinese parasol

segments, and long naked rat-like tails. They are culturallycarnivorus, although, biologically omnivorous. They have an extensive

rib structure that acts as a form of internal armor.

They are a warrior species, bred and genetically engineered in

antiquity by their ancestors to be the equal of their legendary heros.

They are extremely aggressive and competitive, each Kzin struggling to

achieve fame and glory. The Kzinti have fought Humanity in four wars,

and were eventually beaten each time. They had been at a medieval

cultural level, and about a rennaissance technological level when they

were discovered by the five armed Jatoki. The Jatoki tried to hire the

Kzin as a mercenary species, and in turn became the Kzinti first slave

race.

While the male Kzinti were being reborn as Heros, the females were

being genetically reassembled into barely-sentient subservience.The Rijt are the Patriarch's clan, or the ruling family of Kzin.

In general Kzinti have no names, and are merely designated by their

job, until they earned a name, or partial name, through some grand and

heroic activity.

Some Kzin have telepathic powers, although these are rare. They

are addicts of a hormone extracted from the Sthondat, an animal from

the Kzin Homeworld. Telepaths are often nearly insane, by either Kzin

or Human standards. They are also careless about their appearance, and

are in many ways the antithesis of the Kzin Hero.

Medusan, pl. Medusans

Nothing is known about the physical description of these beings,

except that if they are corporeal, they are very small. The mere sightof a Medusan will drive nearly anyone, of any race, insane. Medusans

are excellent navigators.

Melkot, pl. Melkotians, or Melkots

This highly civilized race is very xenophobic. They appear to be

nothing more than a head and a neck ending in tentacles, floating above

the ground. They also have large round, bright yellow glowing eyes.

However, considering their tremendous mental powers, including

telepathy and illusion, this may not be their true appearance.

Mintakan, pl. Mintakans

These are vulcanoids, although with a more pronounced forehead

bulge. Their culture is at a level equivalent to early bronze age.

Mizarian, pl. Mizarians, also Myzarians

These humanoids are white skinned, with wrinkled, striated faces,

and usually wear elaborate hoods resembling the Sydney Opera House.

The people of the planet Mizar II are by nature intellectual pacifists.

The planet has been conquered 6 times in the past 300 years.

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Note: It is assumed that there is a connection between these and

the inhabitants of "O'Ryans Planet" mentioned in the background

literature of ST:TMP.

Orion slave girls are humanoid, green and exotic. Allegedly

animals bred for pleasure.

Shaman priests are humanoid, but biological details are hidden

behind featureless golden masks and leather ceremonial garb resemblingthat of a Native American plains tribe as viewed in a television

western.

Pakled, pl. Pakled

These are rotund, lethargic humanoids with bushy upswept eyebrows,

bulging forehead, heavily bagged eyes, and a dewlip. They are not the

most intellegent race in the galaxy, but they are fairly sneaky.

Pentarus (?)

These are humanoids indistinguishable from human, but for a single

bushy eyebrow across the forehead, although this may just be a fashion

statement.

Romulan, pl. Romulans

Romulans are the descendents of an ancient Vulcan colony, and

hence are physically similar to Vulcans, although some Romulans have

bulkier foreheads. "Romulan" is the name of the race given by the

Earth Space Forces that met them in combat, basing their views on the

unseen foe on the details they could piece together from combat tactics

and debris details that were reminiscent of Ancient Rome.

The Romulan home world is the third world of a binary star system,

call Romulus and Remii by Human astronomers. The home world is, in

turn part of a dual planet system, and is also called Romulus. Romulus

is geologically very active. It has two continents, Dektenb and

Masfarik, and at least one sea, the Apnex.

The continent of Dektenb has the Firefalls of Gath Gal'thong and thecapitol city of Dartha. Masfarik, on the other hand, is notably more

rocky and barren, with its cities set on the few oases on the

continent.

Romulan cities are built vertically and very tall, from beautiful

and magestic monumental architecture at the top, and stretching down to

dark and grim catacombs set into the bed-rock of the planet. Most

Romulans live in apartment complexes, with only those with the most

power living in individual, almost palatial houses.

The Government consists of a single, powerful "Praetor," less

powerful, but possible as influential "Proconsuls," and a Senate.

Romulans are intelligent, dedicated, and extremely efficient.

Romulans, unlike Vulcans, are very much creatures of pride, aggressive

emotions and passions, and possessing the capacity for great violencewhen provoked.

Romulans are superb warriors, fighting in a cool, calculating

manner, and conquest is considered the "Romulan Path to Glory." They

generally don't take prisoners, although they have been known to

capture prisoners for information, killing them when their usefullness

comes to an end. Romulans neither ask nor give quarter. They will

destroy their own ships and people rather than allow them to be

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The Romulan lifestyle is Spartan and militaristic, with the

personal wants and needs of the individual often surrendered to the

good of the whole. Romulan leaders demand instant obedience from the

populace, and like many Human totalitarian regimes are seeming obsessed

with security.

Romulan culture favors obedience over original thought and action,

and thus Romulan creative intellectual achievement is not as highlydeveloped as thier Vulcan cousins'. Romulans seem to be missing the

Vulcan psychic powers, as well as such common Vulcan maneuvers as the

Neck Pinch. Romulans are sexually egalitarian. Romulans view human

culture, and by extention, as exploitive and short-sighted.

Romulans have an absolute belief in their own superiority. They

are often highly manipulative in their affairs, adjusting circumstances

carefully, plotting as if playing a game of chess. They will generally

wait for their adversaries to make aggressive moves first, testing the

resolve of their opponents.

The Romulan salute to their superiors is the right fist struck

over the chest then held out, palm down.

SaurianNothing is known of this species.

Selay, pl. Selay

The Selay are bipedal reptiles and are about human height and

weight. They have a cobra-like "hood,"and they are a dark green color.

They have an excellent sense of smell. They have four digits, of which

the "dew claw" has evolved into an opposable thumb. Their dark blue-

green planet orbits Beta Renna, a star they share with their ancient

enemies, the Anticans.

SHAPESHIFTERS

These include the Antosians, the Chameloids and the Lassomorphs of

Daled IV.

Skeliak, pl. Sheliak

The Sheliak Corporate is a reclusive culture that are fixated one

precision in language and view humanoids as lesser life-forms. They

are technological humanoids that resemble a wrap of black, mucous

secreting folds and tenticles.

Solari, pl. Solarians

These are stoop-shouldered, craggy-faced humanoids from the planet

Solais. They have been engaged in a war between the blond andbrunettes of their population for the past 1500 years.

SUPERRACES

Talarian, pl. Talarians

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the top of their heads, running front to back, and the men are balding.

Talarians express greetings by touching foreheads. They have a rigidly

patriarchal society. The highest concepts in the culture are honor,

family and duty to their superiors. While they are ruthless in combat,

they will adopt an enemies' children.

Tanaguan, pl. TanaguansThese are humanoids with upswept eyebrows and 2-3 "V" shaped

ridges on the forehead.

Tellarite, pl. Tellarites

Tellarites are heavy set humanoids, and their piglike faces gives

them a vaguely porcine appearence. They are intensely aggressive,

boisterous, and argumentative for no reason other than the pleasure of

a good argument. They are not always considered entirely trustworthy.

Talosian, pl. Talosians

These are an ancient highly technological race of humanoids with

large hairless craniums. They have tremendous psychic powers including

telepathy and illusion.

Tholian, pl. Tholians

These beings appear to be red-gold, and almost crystaline entities

with large triangular white-glowing eyes. They appear to exist in a

very hot climate.

Trill, pl. Trill

The Trill are a joined species comprised of two separate but

interdependent entities; the host and the symbiont. The host provides a

humanoid body. The symbiont is an invertebrate, androgynous lifeform

that lives within the host. It looks like a short, fat snake, a foot

long lump of cranial and exoskeletal tissue. The humanoid hosts have

an "M" shaped ridge on thier nose and forehead.Many centuries ago, the symbionts lived underground while the

humanoids were on the surface. Due to an environmental disaster, they

were forced to 'join' to survive. As time went on, this mutual support

evolved into a biological interdependency. Now, at a certain point in

the humanoid's life, in post-adolescence, some of the humanoids,

although not all of them, are joined with a symbiont and two

individuals become as one. They speak with one voice, which means you

can't ask to speak with the symbiont or the host, only the combined

lifeform. Although, it appears in some cases that the Trill becomes

the active party, supervising the functions of the body. The host

becomes a merely passive observer.

The symbiont's life span is far longer than the host's and as a

result one symbiont will be combined with several hosts during itslife. When a host dies, doctors surgically remove the symbiont, which

then is reimplanted, burrowing itself into the new host.

The result of this joining is often an serene character who brings

a calm, centered voice to any discussion. It is possible that some of

the personalities, memories, experiences, an so forth of some the

symbiont's previous "lives" can come back to haunt them, or otherwise

cause them problems.

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species of humanoid than the normal host species.

Troyan, pl. Troyans

Humanoids with blue skin and white hair.

Ullian, pl. Ullians

This telepathic race appears humanoid, but for bulges in thetemple regions.

Vian, pl. Vians

These are a highly technological race of humanoids with large

hairless craniums.

Vulcan or Vulcanian, pl. Vulcans or Vulcanians

Vulcans are an ancient race, proud, dedicated, loyal,

honorable, and have a highly ritualized society devoted to logic and

the suppression of emotions.

Vulcans are different in physiology and psychology from

Terrestrial Humans. They are Human-like in many respects, but in other

ways they are totally different.The pointed ears are obviously efficient at gathering sounds from

the thin Vulcan atmosphere. Vulcans are stronger than Humans, with a

greater physical endurance. The Vulcan heart is located about where

the Human liver sits in the abdominal cavity, thus implying a greater

lung capacity. They have a higher metabolism than the Human norm.

Vulcan blood chemistry is allegedly based on copper rather than

iron, although there are other arguements that their blood merely has

copper elements to it. Regardless, their blood has little or no

sodium, and is a rich green color. This tends to give them a somewhat

greenish-yellow complexion. Some sources have given the Vulcan heart

rate as 242 BPM with a blood pressure of 80/40, implying larger blood

vessels. However these same sources suggest that the green Vulcan

blood is merely due to the presence of the chlorocurin protein in theblood, and not the copper elements.

Vulcans tend to be tall and slender, with dark hair, although

there are some blondes.

Vulcan eyes are protected from the glare of the harsh Vulcan sun

by a thin transparent membrane, much like a second eyelid. This eyelid

also allows them to sleep with their eyes open.

Finally Vulcans must return to their ancestral lands and mate

every seven years as they under go the Ponn Farr. It may be assumed

that this need is part of their culture, rather than truly a biological

requirement, as it seems unreasonable that the inhabitants of Vulcan

colonies, including Romulus would have to return to Vulcan to mate,

although, they may have to return the the world they were born on.

The name given to their home planet by human astronomers isVulcan, It is a harsh world, dry and hot, with higher gravity and a

thinner atmosphere than Earth. These conditions have shaped the

Vulcans' physical development.

Vulcan's civilization and cultures are older than those of Earth.

In their prehistory, Vulcans were tribal and warlike, at least as

irrational, intensely emotional and savage as early Humans. They were

aggressive, militaristic, and violent. At its height, this

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distant stars. Finally though, their savagery had brought them to the

last of the great wars that had all but destroyed their world. They

were turned away from the final annihilation by the philosophies of

Surak, the father of Vulcan Logical Thought. Surak introduced the

philosophy of logic, and the suppression of the intense Vulcan

emotions.

Today's Vulcans do not express emotions, letting logical thoughtand rational decision-making rule their lives. Many Humans hold the

misconception that Vulcans have no emotions. This is not true, but it

is so widely believed that some Vulcans believe it themselves.

Actually, Vulcans hold in their emotional reactions. They depend on

mental discipline to keep their emotions from affecting their thinking

and actions.

This process is so much a part of Vulcan society, that it is

automatic for Vulcan adults, even under great stress. In fact, the

expression of emotion is considered to be in extremely bad taste in

Vulcan society, where only a barbarian or mental defective would hink

of such a thing. Although even sophisticated and well-traveled Vulcans

find Human emotional expression baffling and somewhat distasteful,

Vulcans who are exposed to human cultures are usually able to live andwork around the emotional species in situations where less

sophisticated individuals might find intolerable. Nevertheless, even

the most inexperienced Vulcan ought not show his dismay, preferring to

avoid Human contact whenever possible. This distancing often gives

them an aloof air, and so often Vulcans are intolerably rude by Human

standards.

The pacifist philosophy that led to the development of Logic has

affected Vulcan culture in other ways as well. For example, Vulcans

are cultural vegetarians, finding the idea of killing animals for food

unacceptable. Generally, Vulcans will avoid killing except under the

most extreme provocation, nor will they use "deadly force" against

another living being. For this reason, Vulcans rarely carry arms,

although a variety of martial art forms have been developed, and arestill taught, such as Tal Shaya, or "Merciful Execution," which can

kill, or the Neck Pinch, which is used to stun. Some Vulcans have

carried this pacifism to an extreme, believing that there is never any

reason to kill any living being.

The Vulcan pursuit of the logical ideal has led them to great

accomplishments in both the sciences and the arts. Intellectual

pursuits come naturally to Vulcans.

They tend to be very private individuals, and dislike to be

touched, not even to shake hands. Vulcans are very aware of their

self-image, and the simple proprieties can assume an importance that

may seem bewildering to outsiders. Vulcans have a great appreciation

for beauty, even in the most simple things. Even their rituals have a

simplicity and elegance to them.Another result of the intellectual/mystical/philosophical thrust

of Vulcan culture is the development of their mental powers to a level

matched by few other races. Centuries of psychic exercises and mental

discipline have made the Vulcans capable of some remarkable mental

feats. Many of these psychic feats are a regular part of the culture,

with most Vulcans able to perform them to some degree. Among these is

the Vulcan form contact telepathy, called the "Mind Touch."

The discipline of the Kolinar is the mastery of self and emotion,


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as well as these psychic feats, leading to a negation of the concept of

"self."

Central to "Vulcan Mysticism" are the concepts of NOME, or All,

and IDIC, translated as "Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations."

Zakdorn, pl. Zakdorn

The Zakdorn, who may come from Qualar II, are a peaceful race

whose culture reflects a calm assurance and confidence. They aremasters of organization and efficiency, methodical and fastidious.

They have also been, for the last 9 millenium, acknowledged the masters

of natural military strategy in the known galaxy.

Physically, they are unimpressive. They are rotund and slightly

twitchy, with pronounced baggy cheeks, jowls and facial folds.

Zalkonians

These humanoids have ripple-lapped foreheads and cheeks. They

are evolutionaly near discorporeation.

GOD-LIKE RACES

These include such non-corporeal species as the Organians, the

Dowd, the Q, the Metrons, Trelaine's people, Thasians, "the Companion,"

the "Friendly Angel," and so forth.

Treat the various super races in the table as gods without a need

for worshippers (with one exception) and the representatives listed

below as Avatars of those gods.

"Q" Trelaine Apollo Organian/Dowd Metron

God Status Greater Lower Lower Greater Lower

Type Trickster War Pastoral Peace Simplicity

Strength 12 15 18/27 10 12

Intelligene 25 17 18 25 25Dexterity 13 15 19 10 12

Wisdom 15 11 18 25 18

Constitution 14 16 18 10 13

Charisma 12 14 19 10 14

Size 6' 6' 9' 6' 6'

Magic Res. 100% 25% 25% 100% 25%

Armor Class 10 2 0 10 10

Hit Dice 15 5 17 1 5

Hit Points 130 50 136 6 45

"Q"

The Q Continuum is a collection of super entities about whichpractically nothing is known. What information has been revealed is, at

best, highly suspect, as the only member of "The Continuum" humans have

so far dealt with has been a Trickster character.

UNKNOWNS

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Short, furry humanoids. ("Journey to Babel")

?????

Dark, pygmie-like humans. ("Journey to Babel")

?????

Chubby humanoid with a three nostril nose, as well as pairs of dualhalf-inch circular openings on each side of the chin and forehead.

They have one single-hole ear, and hair on the back half of the

cranium. They may be Lyans. ("The Most Toys")

?????

Reptillian, though females have well developed mammaries.

Hairless, they have a yellowish skin, and the rear of the cranium

extends back into a point. ("Unification", Emmisary")

?????

Four armed humanoids for whom salt is a narcotic. May be

called Filimase, and artistic species, with a home planet of

Talemestra. ("Unification")

?????

Small humanoid with a greenish insect-like face ("Future

Imperfect")

?????

Humanoids with respirator masks, large heads and robes. May

be called Zaranites. (ST:TMP, ST:TVH)

?????

Humanoids with grim, skull-like faces and an explosion of

bushy hair that comes in black and white. May be called Kazarites.

(ST:TMP)

?????

Human-like with a tall cranium, and an insect/skull-like face with

sharp folds on cheeks and large pointed ears. They have extremely long

hads that appear to be almost flippers. They wear ornate, long-flowing

clothes. may be called Betalgeusians (ST:TMP)

?????

This humanoid has long yellowish/white hair, claws and a

"beast" like face with a dark brown, barklike skin. They wear a

sort of plate armor as part of their ceremonial garb. If they are

called, as may be, Rigellians, they may be related to the large 7'

tall race of warriors from Rigel. (ST:TMP)

?????

Tall insect/stony faced humanoid with scaly forehead. May be

called Megarite. (ST:TMP)

?????

This race is roughly human shaped, and human arms peak out

from thier robes, but they posess very large hairless, skull-like


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faces and craniums. Thier skin is a pale yellow-green color. The

may be called Aamazarites. (ST:TMP)

?????

Humanoids with respirator masks, large heads and robes. May

be called Xelatians. (ST:TVH)

?????

Tall Humanoids with bulging foreheads and lon rearward sloping

craniums. They have large, rearward sloping pointed ears. May be

called Arkenites. (ST:TVH)

?????

Reptiloids with splotchy, scaley skin. May be called Ariolo.

(ST:TVH)

?????

Humanoids with dark skin with white hair and white markings on

their faces. May be called Efrosians. (ST:TVH)

?????

White, vaguely walrus shaped beings with hair along the sides

of their "painted doll" faces. May be called Arcadians (ST:TVH)

?????

Reptile-like beings with thin necks, small heads, and a long snout.

May be called Bzzit Khaht. (ST:TVH)

?????

Large reptile like humanoids with dinosaurian heads. They

have to tall ridges over the eyes running to the back of the head.

May be called Kasheeta. (ST:TVH)

?????

Gigantic humanoids, silver skinned, whose heads have horny growths

running from their temples to their chins. (ST:TUC)

?????

Large horned-toad humanoid, scaly, with horny growths around head,

and its genetalia in the region of its knees. (ST:TUC)

?????

7' tall simina with an orange pelt. (ST:TUC)

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WE ARE BORG

The Borg may be more than one humanoid species who have been

transformed into a vast group mind, interconnected collective of

cyborgs. The various Borg, and Borg vessels are interconnected through


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a sub-space communications network. They are responsible for the

destruction and "assimilation" of many civilizations. They have an

extremely high technology level.

BORG: Individual Humanoid unit

STR: average to very (9-18+)

DEX: average

CON: average (special)

INT: collective

WIS: collective

CHA: below average to others - not applicable to other Borg

The individual fights as a fighter, saves as a mage. Borg

technological powers that mimic fantasy spells are Teleport without

Error, Shield, Protection from Normal Missiles, Tongues, Telepathy.

Basically, Borg are powerful, and the GM should play them as he wishes.

Just watch all the episodes with Borg first (skip the Hue episode).

When reduced to zero hit points or integrity is compromised, Borgunit will explode. Borg unit must be completely disintegrated to

prevent explosion.

BORG Group Mind: Collective

STR: nil

DEX: nil

CON: 25+

INT: 17

WIS: 22+

CHA: nil

The Borg collective mind is very intelligent, but not fast.

However, it's wisdom (memory) is virtually infinite. Note that the Borg

can recall and react to anything it has encountered before (i.e. attack

works once, but within 3 rounds the borg have figured out a defense).

All Borg work as a single organism (whether this is just on one ship or

all the ships that make up a meta-organism is unknown), with each

individual unit being part of the mechanism.

A Borg can "summon" (similar to the spell) more borg as needed.

The Borg can apparently teleport through the shields of a Galaxy Class

starship.

The Borg will abduct members of a race and "assimilate" them into

the borg collective, gaining the knowledge and adding it to their

wisdom.When the Borg collective is confronted with true magic, they will

need some time to assimilate it into their knowledge base, then will

formulate the appropriate defense and/or offense. Will the Borg stick

to just technology or would magic become part of their repertoire?

So now a few things to think about. Bringing the Borg to a fantasy

world would be great for them. All those races to assimilate; yum, yum,

yum. What would happen if they assimilated demons and devils? What if

they assimilated great wizards, clerics, and psionicists? The


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knowledge of magic and psionic power they could gain added to their

technological knowledge would make them extremely powerful.

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THE PEOPLE

Strength Constitution Dexterity Intelligence Wisdom CharismaKirk 14 14 16 16 12 18

Spock 19 16 15 20 20 15

McCoy 11 11 16 15 13 16

Scott 12 12 13 15 14 12

Sulu 13 13 16 16 15 15

Checkov 13 12 14 14 12 13

Uhara 11 12 16 15 15 16

Chapel 9 10 14 14 11 14

Presented below are three sets of stats for the people of Star

Trek: The Next Generation because of the various interpretations.

Choose the one that seems the most appropriate.

Strength Constitution Dexterity Intelligence Wisdom Charisma

Picard 14 15 15 17 18 17

Riker 15 17 16 16 14 17

Data 23 -- 25 25 -- 14

Worf 18/00 18 14 14 10 10

Geordi 13 14 15 17 13 13


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Troy 10 11 13 13 17 17

Beverly 10 12 13 16 13 16

Wesley 12 14 15 18 19 12


Picard 12 15 14 16 17 16Riker 13 14 12 14 12 14

Data 25 -- 25 25 -- 10

Worf 18/00 16 14 12 10 12

Geordi 12 14 15 14 10 11

Troy 09 13 14 14 13 15

Beverly 10 12 13 15 13 15

Wesley 12 14 14 18 12 13


Picard 12 15 13 16 17 16

Riker 13 14 14 14 12 14

Data 23 -- 25 25 -- 13

Worf 18/00 16 14 12 10 12Geordi 12 14 15 14 10 11

Troy 09 13 14 14 13 15

Beverly 10 12 13 15 13 15

Wesley 12 14 14 20 12 9

Presented below are two sets of stats for the people of Star Trek

because of the various interpretations. Choose the one that seems the

most appropriate.


Kirk 12 14 14 15 12 17Spock 17 15 13 18 20 11

McCoy 10 10 14 15 13 15

Scott 11 10 12 16 14 11

Uhura 10 11 16 16 15 15

Checkov 12 11 12 15 12 15

Sulu 12 11 16 15 15 14

Chapel 11 10 13 12 11 13


Kirk 14 14 16 16 12 18

Spock 19 16 15 20 20 15

McCoy 11 11 16 15 13 16Scott 12 12 13 16 14 12

Uhura 11 12 16 15 15 16

Checkov 13 12 14 14 12 13

Sulu 13 13 16 16 15 15

Chapel 9 10 14 14 11 14

Presented below is a set of stats for the people of Star Trek:


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Deep Space Nine.


Sisko 13 14 12 15 15 15

Kira 14 15 13 14 10 14

Dax 10 15 13 19 19 14Odo * * * 15 15 9

M. O'Brien 15 14 16 15 14 12

K. O'Brien 9 14 13 15 12 15

Quark 12 17 17 13 12 10

Bashir 12 12 14 16 11 14

* Odo's physical characteristics change with the form he's in.

A Look at Spock's PSI

PSP: 111

2 Disciplines: Telepathy Clairsentience

3 Sciencs: Mindlink Sens to Psi Impressions

Probe

10 Devotions: Contact ESP

False sensory input Mind Bar

Post Hypnotic Suggestion Send Thoughts

Radial Navigation

3 Defenses: Intellect Fortress Mental Barrier

Mind Blank

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A FEW WEAPONS OF STAR TREK

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Phaser

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There are two types of phasers: Phaser I and Phaser II. Phaser I

does not have a handle and can fit easily in the palm of the hand. The

hydrogen energy cell in a Phaser I holds 50 charges. Phaser II is

larger and has a handle. The two hydrogen energy cells in a Phaser II

holds a total of 100 charges.

Type Range Charges

Phaser I 5/10/15 50 Range is given in

Phaser II 10/20/30 100 tens of yards.

A phaser is different than other weapons in that it has a setting

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SPREAD:

Normal - The wielder makes a normal "to hit" roll.

Wide - The wielder doesn't make a normal "to hit" roll. Instead, thetarget makes a saving throw vs. paralyzation to avoid being hit. This

saving throw is made at a bonus of +2 if the weapon is used at medium

range, or +5 if the target is at long range.

SETTING:

The number following the setting is the number of charges that

will be drained from the battery per hit. Wide-spread attacks will

drain twice the number of charges per person affected. The setting are

as followed:

Stun (1) - Target must make a successful saving throw vs. wands or berendered rigidly immobile for 5d4 rounds. A save indicates that the

stun didn't affect the character this time. The ray from this setting

is blue.

1 (2) - Target suffer 1d10 points of damage, save vs. wands for half

damage. The ray color from settings 1 through 10 are various shades of

red (1 being light red, and 10 being dark red).


damage.


damage.


damage.


damage.


damage.


damage.


damage.


damage.

10 (12) - Target must save vs. death magic or die.


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Maximum (14) - This setting causes matter to vanish. It affects even

matter (or energy) of a magical nature. Disintegration is

instantaneous, and its effects are permanent. Anything within the 10' X

10' X 10' cube is obliterated. A thin, green ray (no wide-spread

attack) causes physical material affected to glow and vanish leaving no

trace.

Overload (all) - This setting causes the phaser to build up energy that

surpasses safety parameters until it explodes destroying the phaser.

Phaser I has a blast radius of 25 yards and does 5d10 points of damage

to living things in the blast radius. Phaser II has a blast radius of

50 yards and does 5d20 points of damage to living things in the blast

radius.

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Phaser TNG

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Type Range Charges SettingsType Ic 5/10/15 50 1-3

Type I 5/10/15 50 1-8

Type II 10/20/30 150 1-16

Type III 20/40/80 225 1-16

Range is given in tens of yards. Type Ic is a civilian model. Type III

is a rifle.

A phaser is different than other weapons in that it has a setting

controls that allows various forms of damage. Also, the weapon has an

automatic timer.

SPREAD:

Normal - The wielder makes a normal "to hit" roll.

Wide - The wielder doesn't make a normal "to hit" roll. Instead, the

target makes a saving throw vs. paralyzation to avoid being hit. This

saving throw is made at a bonus of +2 if the weapon is used at medium

range, or +5 if the target is at long range.

SETTING:

The number following the setting is the number of charges that

will be drained from the battery per hit. Wide-spread attacks will

drain twice the number of charges per person affected. Each setting has

a unique sound. The setting are as followed:

Light Stun (1) - Target must make a successful saving throw vs. wands

or be rendered rigidly immobile for 1d6+4 rounds. A save indicates that

the stun didn't affect the character this time. The ray from this


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setting is blue.

Medium Stun (2) - Target must make a successful saving throw vs. wands.

Success indicates that the target is rendered rigidly immobile for

3d6+2 rounds. Failure indicates that the target is rendered rigidly

immobile for 1d6+2 rounds. The ray from this setting is blue.

Heavy Stun (3) - Target must make a successful saving throw vs. wands.

Success indicates that the target is rendered rigidly immobile for

3d10+10 rounds. Failure indicates that the target is rendered rigidly

immobile for 3d6+2 rounds. The ray from this setting is blue.


damage. The ray color from settings 1 through 10 are various shades of

red (1 being light red, and 10 being dark red).


damage.

3 (6) - Target suffer 3d10 points of damage, save vs. wands for halfdamage.


damage.


damage.


damage.


damage.


damage.


damage.


damage.

11 (14) - Target must save vs. death magic or die.

12 (15) - Target instantly dies.

Maximum (16) - This setting causes matter to vanish. It affects even

matter (or energy) of a magical nature. Disintegration is

instantaneous, and its effects are permanent. Anything within the 10' X

10' X 10' cube is obliterated. A thin, green ray (no wide-spread

attack) causes physical material affected to glow and vanish leaving no

trace.


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Overload (all) - This setting causes the phaser to build up energy that

surpasses safety parameters until it explodes destroying the phaser.

Type Ic has a blast radius of 25 yards and does 5d10 points of damage

to living things in the blast radius. Type I has a blast radius of 50

yards and does 5d20 points of damage to living things in the blast

radius. Type II has a blast radius of 100 yards and does 10d20 points

of damage to living things in the blast radius. Type III has a blastradius of 150 yards and does 20d20 points of damage to living things in

the blast radius.

OTHER WEAPONS OF NOTE

Betleh - Use of this weapon requires two skill slots to use. The

Betleh is such a complicated and versatile weapon, that the users gets

a number of options with it in combat. The character gets the downswipe

hack with a speed of 9 damage of 2d8/4d4. One other benefit from the

betleh is that it is a natural parrying weapon, so it counts as ashield in melee combat (remove the AC bonus when in the process of

making a downswipe hack, as the warrior is busy with the windup for the

attack until 9 segments later).

A third proficiency spent on betleh gives access to both slashing

and jabbing attacks, at speed of 5 with damage of 1d8/1d6 and speed of

3 with damage of 1d4/1d4, respectively.

How this works in combat is that the warrior with his betleh at

the ready has until his initiative number to decide how he will attack,

whether he needs speed over damage, and allows a little more role-

playing flavor.

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HISTORY OF FANTASY TREK ITEMS

TELEPORTER HISTORY

The original sea vessel, the Starfish Enterprise, under the

command of James T. Smirk (see note 1), had a magical item called

Transportation Beam. It was a small splinter of wood, the size of a

tooth pick, which, when the command word was said, grew to a fully

sized wooden beam with legs. The legs allowed the beam to walk on land

or paddle in water. Up to four people could sit on the beam, and it hada carrying capacity of 500 pounds.

To command a Transportation Beam, the user usually says "beam me

xxx, Scotty", where xxx is a compass direction, and Scotty is the

activation word. Another possibility is "beam me to the ship, Scotty".

Note that the beam cannot fly, and the phrase "beam me up, Scotty" has

never been actually heard, contrary to common misconception. If the

beam is in compressed form, it expands once the command is said and can

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When all users dismount the beam, it shrinks back to tooth pick size.

The Starfish's namesake, the jamming Starship Enterprise, didn't

include such a powerful device, but the transportation methods used on

the ship gave the term "beaming" a whole new meaning. Apparently the

crew of the Starship Enterprise heard about the usefulness of a beam

for transportation, and did their best to make use of beams for this

purpose. The effort was headed by captain Fab-Look Picard, who was agreat believer in "the old ways".

The first use of a beam for transportation was simple. If you want

to get quickly to the surface of a planet, what's faster than jumping

off the ship? Of course few people would do it of their own free will,

but after being knocked unconscious by a large beam, they wouldn't

argue any more, and it was easy to throw them overboard. Only ensigns

travelled this way, but even this stopped after the captain was called

to Star Freaks command, and was told that this is The Next Generation,

and ensigns should be treated differently. Of course keeping all

ensigns alive seemed abhorrent to the captain, as it contradicted "the

old ways".

Some time later a psionicist was brought on board. As it happened,

this was a turn for the better. Being a Psychoportation specialist, heknew the Teleport Other science. It wasn't long before Sharky

La-George, the chief engineer, discovered a use for this power - they

didn't have to bring the ensigns on deck in order to drop them to the

planet, but could just teleport them outside the ship, where they

wouldn't have anything to cling to, and would fall to the planet below.

Certainly saves a lot of carrying.

After a month or two of this, a brilliant ensign brought up the

idea that Teleport Other can actually bring them to the surface of the

planet. He was quickly awarded the first opportunity to try this new

idea. The Teleport worked perfectly, and the ensign landed inside an

active volcano. Of course it took some time to find out what happened,

as there was no means of communication with the ensign, and teleporting

was only one way.It should be noted that all this time the beaming process

continued to be in use. Apparently unconsciousness was needed before

the Teleport Other power would work (see note 2). The term "beaming"

was used to describe all transportation methods involving hitting

someone on the head with a beam.

As mentioned before, teleporting the ensigns to the surface had

some problems. It turned out that viewing the planet from distance

didn't give the psionicist a good enough idea of the target, and as a

result the landing sites varied considerably. As the ship was close to

running out of ensigns, a considerably better method was needed.

Eventually the psionicist remembered that he had Clairvoyance.

This really helped, and in no time they were beaming people accurately

to the surface.At this time they hit idea that they could construct a psionic

item capable of transportation. It took several months, and thanks to

the multi-talented psionicist and the great plans of La-George, it

became the unique piece of engineering we all know (if we read note 3).

The Teleporter, as the device was called (after Transportation Gizmo

was rejected), made the Enterprise the most well known of Star Freaks'

ships, and in no time it started doing special "peace keeping" and

"scientific exploration" missions for Star Freaks (see note 4).


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But there was one basic problem with the Teleporter - it only

worked one way. Teleporting back to the ship was problematic. Initially

teleportation devices were built on the planets to allow transportation

back to the ship, but these took a lot of time and effort to build.

Lately there has been new research into the Teleport Here power

(see note 5), and new devices are promised to be released "by the end

of fall", which probably means "when the Romulan empire falls", or"once we stop falling in this bottomless pit".

Note 1: Captain Smirk's full name is James Tea Smirk. As the story

goes, the pregnant Mrs. Smirk was sitting at the dinner table next to

Mr. Smirk when suddenly she started making all sorts of "Oh", "Ooh",

"Aaahhh" and "Eeeh" sounds. "Are you okay?" asked Mr. Smirk. "I'm fine.

Do you want a cup of tea? I'll bring you one," answered Mrs. Smirk,

when all of a sudden little baby Smirk slid from her womb effortlessly,

and landed on the floor, head first. "Nice tea," said Mr. Smirk, "I

wonder what you would have given me if I wanted coffee." And the name

stuck.

Note 2) While the power description of Teleport Other states that awilling character can be teleported, most simple minded folks have an

aversion to being disintegrated and reintegrated in another place

(which is a common misconception about the working of teleportation),

and therefore are never fully willing to be teleported, even if they

say they are. The problem is even more acute with ensigns, for some

reason. Because of this problem, a lot of psionicists still don't know

that the Teleport Other power can be used on conscious people.

Therefore beaming (and general clubbing) is still very common among the

users of this power.

Note 3: See "Teleporter" article.

Note 4: Read "conquering and pillaging" and "treasure hunting".

Note 5: See "Teleport Here" article.

CAPTAIN'S LOG HISTORY

Ship captains have always had the urge to record their

experiences. In the old days, before the wondrous inventions of quill

and papyrus, these events were recorded by carving them on blocks of

wood, i.e. logs. It is said that the famous explorer, the wizard known

as Mage Lan, once made a trip around the world, and ran out of logs. He

then went on to dismantle several ships in his fleet just to providelogs for recording the rest of his voyage (several of these logs were

used to describe the dismantling of the ships).

These logs were wildly known as captains' logs. Later, at the time

of the five kingdoms, collectively known as Star Feet, the phrase

Captain's Log referred to one special item, belonging to the well known

ship, the Starfish Enterprise. However with the fall of the Star Feet

confederation, the Log was lost, and its current location is unknown.

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appearance, although the enchantments laid on it made it very special.

First of all, it had the ability to convert speech into carvings, thus

recording the words of its owner. Moreover, once the log was fully

carved, the whole carving was shrunk down to one small mark, allowing

carving to continue on an almost blank log. The writing could then be

recalled by pressing the mark. Marks were laid out along the

circumference at the lower part of the log. The marks were made ingroups of five, with four vertical marks, and the fifth crossing these

first four.

The log also had powers similar to the Ring of Human Influence,

but more limited. In addition to raising the captain's Charisma to 18

on encounter reactions, the captain could also make a Suggestion to any

human or humanoid serving as an ensign on the ship. The log had no

Charm power. Note that the Captain's Log is enchanted in such a way

that only ship captains can use its powers. The only power usable by

others is the ability to recall entries in the log.

As usual, the Starship Enterprise, which became the star ship in

the Star Freaks organization, had its own Captain's Log. Captain Fab-

Look Picard, always a follower of "the old ways", and keeper of antique

comic books, such as those detailing the adventures of the greatepileptic barbarian Shake Spear, was fascinated by the idea of the log.

He ordered a stock of logs, and started carving them. This made Foo D.

Replicator, the ship's chef, quite annoyed, as Fab-Look was using his

knife collection for that purpose. Still, he kept quiet about it. No

use complaining - the captain will just force him to have a session

with Deanna Troll.

But it was Picard himself who decided to stop carving. It was

simply too much work. Comic books made it look so easy. He couldn't

understand how the captains of old had the patience for this. And when

a splinter went into his palm, it was the last straw. He decided to

gather the crew for a brainstorming session. Eventually the captain

came up with an idea - something which will not be a lot of work for

him, yet will allow him to use a log.The next day, a young ensign reported to the captain's chambers.

Holding a quill and papyrus, he wrote down everything that Fab-Look

told him. When he began to slow down, the captain took his log, and hit

him on the head with it. Unfortunately, because the captain was so

experienced in beaming, but not so in logging, he caused the ensign to

lose consciousness. Even after several days of practice he just

couldn't get the hang of it, so he eventually went on to hit the ensign

on his legs. This improved the situation considerably.

The problem was that the ensign developed walking problems, for

some reason. The ship's doctor suggested that hitting the ensign with a

log caused the problem, but since the captain was hooked on the idea of

logging, he decided that the solution would be to have an ensign in

every place he wants to make a log entry (as he called it). This waythey wouldn't have to follow him everywhere, so that walking wouldn't

be such a problem.

This continued for a few years. In the meantime the Transporter

was created, and Picard was introduced to the power of psionics. The

first application of psionics and logging was a log which could hit

someone without the need for the guiding hand of the captain (note 2).

This certainly made the captain's job easier. It was a nice

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not only allowed the captain to produce written documents of his

experiences, without lifting a finger, but it also allowed him to use

"suggestion" on the crew.

But it was only after the great Og epidemic (note 1), prompted by

a visit from The Few, reduced the ensign population considerably, that

psionic means were used to create a new non-violent item (note 2). It

was actually created even before that, outside the Enterprise, butPicard only became aware of it at this time. Note that this psionic

Captain's Log was created some time after the events described in the

Transportation Beam article.

The psionic log has caught on rather well, because of its

simplicity compared to the Transporter, for example. Currently a log is

being installed at space station Deep Shit 9 (note 3), and more are

planned for other well known space installations.

Note 1: The Og epidemic initially caused ensigns on the ship to be

polymorphed into hogs, and later dogs. The situation really

deteriorated when they started turning into cogs, and horribly peaked

when one ensign turned into a bog, totally stinking the Hollow Deck.

Mind you, the hogs did like it. Surprisingly, only one ensign turnedinto a log, but that was enough to remind the captain that something

had to be done about the logging situation.

Note 2: See the "Psionic Log" article.

Note 3: When the commander of the station arrived at the location, her

first comment was "looks like I'm in deep shit". The name Deep Shit

seemed to become popular, especially as it turned out that the station

suffered from frequent problems, often on a weekly basis. Star Freaks

command got annoyed with the name, and it was admiral Punkt who

answered: "Deep Shit? Nein! I vill not have zis kind of talk. Zis iz a

very gut station." So Star Freaks command decided to call the station

officially "Deep Shit? Nein!", to show their belief in the future ofthe station. Unfortunately for them, people outside Star Freaks command

just call it Deep Shit 9.

The psionic log has evolved with time. Presented here are three

versions of the log, from the earliest effort to the latest.

Floating Log

Powers: Telekinesis (12)

PSPs 12

Int 9Ego 3

Alignment LN

Description: The floating log is a wooden log, three pounds in

weight.

Origins: This was the first psionic log created. It was designed

to save captain Picard the need to lift a log and hit his ensigns with

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Use: On command, the log will lift itself into the air, and hit an

ensign on his knees. The ensign is either selected randomly, or by the

captain.

Other uses: The log is also used to make "suggestions" to the

crew. This is usually done by placing the log above a crew member's

head, and then making the suggestion. Of course, there's usually not

much use for this when it comes to the crew, as Picard is the captain,and can command them to do his wishes. It can still be handy at times,

though.

There's also another use for the log. When the captain is alone in

his room, he always likes to drink a cup of coffee (note 1). The

floating log is great at saving him the effort of actually getting out

of bed to take the cup.

Attack Log

Powers: Telekinesis (10), Ballistic Attack (8), Molecular Agitation(13)

PSPs 28

Int 11Ego 7

Alignment LN

Description: The attack log is very small, just 1 pound in weight.

Perhaps the term "log" is not the most suitable in this case, but it

fits the purpose of this item.

History: The floating log proved its usefulness when the senile

chief engineer of the Exitprise (note 3) came to visit. He continually

disturbed the work on the ship, until for some reason his leg was hit

by the floating log (note 4). He was then confined to his quarters by

the ship's doctor. Fab-Look then got the idea of using a log to get rid

of unwanted personnel. The attack log was then invented, to improve on

the floating log, which apparently was effective only on old senilepeople (note 5).

Use: Upon command, the log will hurl itself at an enemy (or

ensign, as the case may be). The log has THAC0 15, and causes 1d6

points of damage.

Other uses: Since a new log was to be created, Picard decided to

enhance its coffee serving abilities. The Molecular Agitation power now

allows the log not only to serve the coffee, but also to heat it up

(note 6).

Memory Log

Powers: Worm Drive - Read (14) Write (10), Tattoo (12) (note 7),Body Control (9), Complete Healing (13)

PSPs 40

Int 14

Ego 10

Alignment LG

Description: The memory log is about 8 inches in diameter, and

about one feet in height. Its surface is completely smooth.


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History: This item was actually developed off the Enterprise,

which accounts for its lack of any coffee making power, or, for this

matter, any ensign "encouragement" power. While it was later installed

on the Enterprise, Picard still keeps his old attack log.

Use: When the captain uses the phrase "captain's log", the log

will start memorizing his words until it hears the words "end entry".

The log will then use the Write power to save the memory. When asked torecall a memory, the log will Read it and use Tattoo to inscribe it on

its surface. The log can also recite the memory instead of inscribing

it.

The Body Control and Complete Healing powers are used to keep

the log from harm, and allow it to be used even in hostile

environments. Of course, most Star Freaks captains will never get near

a hostile environment if they can help it, so these powers are rarely

used.

Other uses: Captain Picard also uses the log as an answering

machine, leaving it in his room with a message, and an instruction to

read it if someone knocks on the door, and possibly to remember their

message.

Note 1: Coffee is a drink made of the droppings of the Flandersburg

bird. The name comes from Cof-fee - what a Cof earns for a day's work.

Cofs served their masters at the land of Burnzia, for the small fee of

heating material, in the shape of Flandersburg droppings. When they

were "liberated" by Star Freaks, the Cofs decided to show their

"gratitude" by putting this heating material in a drink. Frankly, it

doesn't taste that good, but Star Freaks members always like to show

that they are men of the universe, and therefore continue to eat and

drink any foul food and drink they encounter (note 2).

Note 2: Giving foul foods to Star Freaks members is a common custom

amongst most intelligent races. The Clingons, for example, are well

know for the disgusting foods they share with Star Freaks members. Ofcourse on most other occasions Clingon food is considered a delicacy.

This custom is meant to discourage Star Fre

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